16
May
Orphaned polar bear arrives in New York
Kali will be raised alongside Luna, a cub that was abandoned by its mother.
16
May
Orphaned polar bear arrives in New York
Kali will be raised alongside Luna, a cub that was abandoned by its mother.
02
May
Norway is hiring a polar bear spotter
The governor’s office of the Arctic Svalbard islands is seeking to fill the temporary position beginning July 8.
07
Mar
Proposal to ban trade in polar bear parts fails at international wildlife conference
The U.S.-backed proposal was opposed by Canada, which is home to two-thirds of the world’s polar bears.
01
Mar
This is the best thing I’ve seen all day. I’m so happy that it’s legit. (And how is holding up that net yourself remotely safe?)
Escaped polar bear drill at Tokyo zoo
A Japanese zoo takes no chances with being unprepared should a polar bear escape and go on a rampage, so it holds semi-annual drills. But given the obvious dangers of letting a live bear loose in a zoo packed with schoolchildren, the keepers have come up with an unorthodox solution: They dress a colleague up in a bear suit and practice catching him instead.
07
Jan
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Dec
01
Mar
A polar bear lunges out of the chilly water to catch a fish during feeding time Feb. 8 at the Hanover Zoo in Germany.
The best animal photos of February
29
Aug
Teen tells of fight with killer polar bear
Patrick Flinders was left disfigured in the August 5 attack, when a 550-pound male polar bear entered the campsite of 13 young Britons.
01
Jul
Polar bears’ threatened status upheld in court
The ruling confirmed a 2008 decision that polar bears need protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act because their icy habitat is melting away.
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